This was what confused Lucario so much. They shouldn't have any enmity except for the small conflicts from before. Could such minor friction make this Pokémon so desperate that it would risk its own life to exact revenge on them?
Thinking about it from another perspective—if this Guzzlord, acting as a malicious Pokémon, had actually harmed Roy, Lucario would truly rage to the extreme and eliminate this Guzzlord. But that wasn't the current situation. They had never encountered such circumstances before, so why was Guzzlord so hostile toward them?
Lucario also had a certain understanding of this world. There were many things he had seen and experienced alongside his master that gave him insight.
After all, if some humans hurt Pokémon too severely, it would indeed cause some Pokémon to develop such a stress response. Although it seemed extreme, it was reasonable. However, such rage needed to be directed at the right target.
Although Lucario had a good temper, he wasn't willing to casually accept such blame and bear it without question.
It wasn't that Guzzlord couldn't communicate. Once placed on the defensive, the Ultra Beast seemed to have gradually calmed down compared to its previous rageful attitude. It also understood that its current self was only slightly stronger because of its physical build, but in the face of some powerful attacks, it definitely wouldn't be able to withstand them.
"A group of humans disguised as Pokémon hurt my companions, and even severely injured them."
"However, your body carries a very strong human aura, yet you have the characteristics of a Pokémon. I'm certain that you're with them. That must be the case, so I'm seeking revenge on you. My direction isn't wrong!"
Lucario was indeed very human-like, but he was genuinely a Pokémon, without any trace of being human or having human elements—except for his direct bond with his trainer.
Having been with humans from the beginning, perhaps there would be such a connection in this regard. But Lucario wasn't foolish enough to believe that this relationship could connect him to the kind of humans disguising themselves as Pokémon that Guzzlord mentioned.
When Lucario communicated with Guzzlord, he also conveyed the information they exchanged to Roy. So Roy knew very clearly what they were discussing, and he remained highly aware of all the words of caution and doubt that Zeraora had expressed.
After all, although darkness existed in this world, such darkness hadn't currently reached out its shadowy hand to touch Roy's own domain. So he could believe and remain skeptical, but there was no need to be overly anxious.
Coupled with Guzzlord's paranoid views on humans and the explanatory words communicated between them, it seemed they could really detect what kind of conspiracy was constantly brewing behind the scenes—the kind of truth hidden beneath the surface truth, experiences that only those unable to communicate with humans could truly know.
There were bad people in this world, but for what purpose did such people do bad things?
After all, humans could create substantial benefits from Pokémon, these beings similar to miracles. But because of such interests, they continued to do certain things that damaged the world. Such things would definitely exist. Roy didn't disbelieve that evil existed in this world, but this kind of evil would never surface. It would definitely remain hidden in the darkest places beneath the light.
Just like the environment they had chosen initially—in such a cave that could exist in a nearby forest, there were basically no traces of humans. All around were Pokémon, but Pokémon existed everywhere in this world, so there were no true exceptions.
Just as it was very normal for one or two Pokémon to appear around here occasionally, the only thing that seemed somewhat abnormal but still somewhat unexpected was about to happen.
Roy sat to the side and observed quietly. Even during the communication between Lucario and Guzzlord, he didn't intervene in any way. He simply understood that something had truly happened behind the scenes, something they didn't know about.
Then two dark-colored Weavile slowly walked up behind the weakened Guzzlord.
Speaking of an Ultra Beast like Guzzlord, even if it lost all its defensive armor, the kind of aura it possessed should be enough to make timid Pokémon dare not approach. But why would these two Pokémon appear in such a situation? The Pokémon that appeared here were very suspicious, and they happened to stand behind this Ultra Beast—which was the strangest thing of all.
"Hehehe, the little human pawns here really helped us tremendously."
"It turns out there was a fish that slipped through the net from last time, but if we capture this escapee, we'll definitely receive a substantial reward from our lord."
A distinct human voice came from behind Guzzlord.
When Guzzlord sensed this strange aura approaching, its reaction came too late. A dark red claw directly penetrated its fragile defense.
Blue blood stained the attacker's hand.
Gripped within that claw, which was only the size of a young person's palm, was a blue core about the size of a fist.
That blue core seemed to shine brilliantly, pulsing like a living human heart beating with life.
The gorgeous blue was as beautiful as a gemstone, and something liquid-like appeared to flow within it, as if it possessed some kind of consciousness.
In this world, almost no one studied the physical internal structure of these Pokémon.
Much less use such a cruel method to kill Pokémon.
At least not openly where any human could witness such a thing.
But now it appeared before Roy, disturbingly real.